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Communists assess election results
December 1, 2006NEW YORK — “The right-wing stranglehold on Congress has been broken,” Joelle Fishman, chair of the Communist Party USA’s political action commission, told a meeting of its national committee here, Nov. 18-19. “This election is a...
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Dj vu as anger rises over Florida vote tally
December 1, 2006Anger is spreading across Florida that once again, as in the 2000 election, vote theft has put the wrong candidate in office in Washington. Wealthy Republican businessman Vern Buchanan has been certified as winner over Democrat...
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WORLD NOTES
December 1, 2006India: Union to organize IT workers The Center of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), which has close ties with the Communist Party of India-Marxist, has launched the West Bengal Information Technology Services Association (WBITSA) with the aim...
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Leftist Correa claims victory in Ecuador
December 1, 2006At press time, with official tallies showing he had won 57 percent of the vote, Rafael Correa of the left-leaning Alianza País party claimed victory over right-wing millionaire Alvaro Noboa in the Nov. 26 run-off election...
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NATIONAL CLIPS
December 1, 2006NEW YORK: Police kill groom in hail of bullets The families of Sean Bell and Nicole Paultre had been looking forward to dancing at their wedding, Nov. 25. Instead they stood with hundreds of their neighbors...
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